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Month: August 2024

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Coast Guard works to change its culture following sexual abuse, harassment scandal
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Military News

Coast Guard works to change its culture following sexual abuse, harassment scandal

NEW LONDON, Connecticut (AP) — The grueling basic training for fledgling cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, known as swab summer, has been revamped this year in light of…
Posted by John McCarthy August 10, 2024
Folks from Martinique to Puerto Rico should start preparing for Hurricane Ernesto today, forecaster says
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Folks from Martinique to Puerto Rico should start preparing for Hurricane Ernesto today, forecaster says

SAN JUAN — Shower and thunderstorm activity has increased since yesterday in association with a tropical wave located roughly midway between the Cabo Verde Islands and the Lesser Antilles. Gradual…
Posted by John McCarthy August 10, 2024
Harris leads Trump by 5 points in Ipsos poll
Posted inBreaking News National News

Harris leads Trump by 5 points in Ipsos poll

WASHINGTON — Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump 42% to 37% in the race for the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, according to an Ipsos poll published on Thursday. The poll found Harris had…
Posted by John McCarthy August 9, 2024
Utah bans 13 books at schools, including popular ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ series, under new law
Posted inArt News Breaking News Education News

Utah bans 13 books at schools, including popular ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ series, under new law

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Thirteen popular books have been banned from all public schools in Utah in the first wave of bans expected under a new law that prohibits…
Posted by John McCarthy August 9, 2024
The scrutiny Khelif and Lin face over their sex at the Olympics is a repeating problem in sports
Posted inBreaking News Humanitarian News International News

The scrutiny Khelif and Lin face over their sex at the Olympics is a repeating problem in sports

PARIS (AP) — It’s 15 years ago this month that a teenage runner from South Africa was publicly scrutinized over her sex at a major sports event. The lesson everyone was meant…
Posted by John McCarthy August 9, 2024
Bahamas readies Caribbean’s next ‘debt-for-nature’ swap
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Bahamas readies Caribbean’s next ‘debt-for-nature’ swap

NASSAU — The Bahamas is to join a growing trend where countries promise better protection of precious ecosystems in return for having their debts reduced. Bahamas economy minister Michael Halkitis…
Posted by John McCarthy August 9, 2024
Tropical wave could approach the Greater Antilles by midweek
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News International News

Tropical wave could approach the Greater Antilles by midweek

SAN JUAN — A tropical wave located over the tropical Atlantic several hundred miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands is producing widespread disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Any development of…
Posted by John McCarthy August 9, 2024
Russia offers little resistance to Ukrainian troops after shock incursion
Posted inBreaking News International News Military News

Russia offers little resistance to Ukrainian troops after shock incursion

MOSCOW — Russian forces were battling Ukrainian troops for a third day today after they smashed through the Russian border in the Kursk region, an audacious attack on the world's…
Posted by John McCarthy August 8, 2024
Suspects in foiled attack on Taylor Swift shows were inspired by Islamic State group
Posted inBreaking News Entertainment News International News

Suspects in foiled attack on Taylor Swift shows were inspired by Islamic State group

VIENNA (AP) — Pricey tickets for sold-out Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna. Hundreds of euros, if not more, dropped on flights and hotels. Tens of thousands of Swifties, bedecked in…
Posted by John McCarthy August 8, 2024
Majority of US adults say democracy is on the ballot but they differ on the threat
Posted inBreaking News National News

Majority of US adults say democracy is on the ballot but they differ on the threat

NEW YORK (AP) — Roughly 3 in 4 American adults believe the upcoming presidential election is vital to the future of U.S. democracy, although which candidate they think poses the…
Posted by John McCarthy August 8, 2024

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